Seward Redesign INC EIN 23-7290844 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Seward Redesign INC FY2022 filing

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Develops vital neighborhoods by providing small businesses with tailored technical support, coaching, and financing, while promoting affordable housing and living-wage jobs. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $5.8M in revenue, $2.0M in expenses, and $8.8M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Website
www.sewardredesign.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$5.8MFY2022
Expenses
$2.0M
Net assets
$8.8M
People
17
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  23-7290844 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Minneapolis, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Develops vital neighborhoods by providing small businesses with tailored technical support, coaching, and financing, while promoting affordable housing and living-wage jobs.
Leadership
Andy Hestness · Executive Director · $131K
Money in and out
$5.8M revenue, $2.0M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$5.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3.8M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
+65%
revenue over expenses, this year
Donor-funded
73%
of revenue is gifts & grants

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2022▲ +122%
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2022▲ +9%
Total assets
$19.8M
FY2022▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$11.1M
FY2022▼ -9%
Total revenue
$5.8M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$8.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3.8M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$19.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSeward Redesign INC
EINHdr · item D23-7290844
Principal addressHdr · item CMinneapolis, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sewardredesign.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1975

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$130,564Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$9,740Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Hestness’s $154K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andy Hestness$153,968$146,300$130,564
Chris Romano$146,697$133,145
Taylor Smrikarova$121,350
Abigail Romero$101,800
Brian Miller$53,670
Christopher Romano$9,740

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Commercial property operations and management for community valueredesign operates multi-tenant commercial properties in the greater longfellow and seward neighborhoods including franklin east, 3300 east lake, 2610 east 32ND, five square, verna and focus arts buildings.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Real estate developmentredesign implements residential, commercial, and industrial real estate development projects that serve the needs of low- and moderate-income residents, women and people-of-color within the seward and greater longfellow NEIGHBORHOODS.IN 2022, redesign focused on the following development projects : 1.

$324Kprogram expense
03

Community planning and infrastructure advocacyredesign engages existing residents, businesses and property owners in proactive planning for future land use and development and to advocate on behalf of community-based development that serves the needs of all residents, including communities-of-color, immigrant communities and those of low…

$144Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.3M · 73%
Program service revenue$1.7M · 30%
Contributions & grants73%$4.3M
Program service revenue30%$1.7M
— government grantsLn 1e$302K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program services88%$1.8M
Management & general9%$185K
Fundraising2%$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$19.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$8.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed29.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.9M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.0M · Less non-cash grants $2.1M · Cash operating expenses/yr $-71K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $2.0M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $185K · Total expenses $2.0M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $47K · Total expenses $2.0M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $49K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.8M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.3M · Total revenue $5.8M
73%
Government reliance
Government grants $302K · Total revenue $5.8M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.7M · Total revenue $5.8M
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-156K · Total revenue $5.8M
-3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.7M · Total expenses $2.0M
86%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.8M · Prior year $2.6M
+122%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $8.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.8M · Expenses $2.0M
+65%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $19.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $8.8M · Total assets $19.8M
44%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $19.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andy Hestness · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $131K · Total expenses $2.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $547K · Total expenses $2.0M
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 122%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$512K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$4.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$5.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.8M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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